Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-23
LOST Al SEA.
The Scholten Sunk in a Collision in
the English Channel.
4 Hundred and Thirty.Two Drowned
in Sight Of Land.
Thrilling Scenes on Board During the
Sinking.
The Sailors UEnerved BY the Distract.
ed Passengers.
The Captain and Officers Stay on Board
to the Last.
Another Gale on the Lakes and More
Disasters Feared.

LONDON, November 20. The Dutch
steamer w. A, scholten, Capt. Taat, which
left Rotterdam yesterday for New York,
was sunk by collision with the steamer
Rosa Mary OF Hartlepool, at IL O'Clock
last night ten miles off Dover. The SchoI.
ten carried a complement OF 23O passen-
rers and crew. The stea mer Ebro, of San.
derland, rescued ninety of the crew and
passens rs and landed them at the Sailors
Home, Dover. One hundred and forty oi
the passengers are missing. One passenger
and child OF the party brought to Dover
were found dead from exposure. 1t is hoped
that passing vessels have rescued the miss.
inc ones. The w. A. Scholten's masts are
visible from Dover pier. Boats have left
Dover hound in all directions for the pur-
pose OF
SAVING LIFE AND PROPERTY
jfpossible. The Rosa Mary is anchor off
Ramsgate with her bows stove Up t., S
D. M twenty-five bodies froln the Sch"lten
have been lanGed at Dover. The Schnlten
left Rott' rdam Saturday morning. At the
time OF II accident dense fog prevailed.
The Schnltn WAS struck on the port bow
y
shock WAS f,lt the Scholttns passengers.
all of whom had retired for tie night,
rushed on deck in their night gowns.
Boats were promi.ti ordered lowered, but
it was found that only two were availa BILE:
three others wtr, useless and were not
love, ed. The water rushed swiftly through
n hole in the bow and a terrible scene Ell
sued. The panic stricken passengers ut
tered piercing sn,ieks. and many II upon
Hi ,v,l oil Ia,
children chung to their mothers, who them
selves were
sHRIEKTNG WITH TERROR.
The officers were cool and self possessed.
and remained on the bridge to the last.
Several persons procured life belts and
leaped into the sea. Within twenty min
utes uf the shock the steamer was engnlfed
All tn ,se who had put on life belts floated
and were rescued by boats from the steam
er Erhn which truised around until 4
o'clock in the morning. Many OF the res.
cued lost wives, husbands, brothers and
sisters. The survivors were supplied with
clothes and every, hing possible was done 20
ensure their comfort. Passengers accounts f
differ rcgai iding the circumstances OF the
collision, and reports OF officers OF the
Scholten clash with those Of the officers OF
the Rosa Mary.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
Some OF the passengers state that most
OF the passengers had retired t'' their hunks.
Only few r, maned in the saloon when a
tremendous crash WIS heard on the port
bow. They say it is impossible that the
collision could have occurred by the Schol-
ten striking an anchored vessel. lhe
second mate OF the Schc)ten reports ne was
on deck when he saw an unknown steamer
coming through the fog. Before anything
could be done the Scholten was struck IN
the forrr;g,,,. and port bow. The other
vessel, ai,,!, ne now presnmIs was the
Rosa Mary. hacked Off and disappear red.
Within twenty minutes the Scholte' sank.
The captain of the Rosa Mary states his
vessel was run into while anchored east "l
South Sanuhead by an unknown steamer;
Finding that the Rosa Mary was damaged
he proceeded to Dover Roads, where the
vessel is now docked. The Rosa vary was
laden with coal for St. Nazaire. Following
is d list of the passengers saved and LANDED
at Dover: